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Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity

(6 days ago) As of 2021, 42% of the total population in the United States were people of color (Figure 2). This group included 19% who were Hispanic, 12% who were Black, 6% who were Asian, 1% who were American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN), less than 1% who were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI), and 5% … See more

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/report/key-data-on-health-and-health-care-by-race-and-ethnicity/

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FastStats - Health of Black or African American Population

(9 days ago) WEBPercent of men age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 56.8% (2015-2018) Percent of women age 20 and …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/black-health.htm

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Census Bureau Releases New Report on Health Insurance by Race …

(1 days ago) WEBNOV. 22, 2022 – The U.S. Census Bureau today released a brief on health insurance coverage and the rate of uninsured in the United States by race and Hispanic origin. The …

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/health-insurance-by-race.html

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Black/African American Health Office of Minority Health

(9 days ago) WEBMore black women than black men had earned at least a bachelor's degree (16.0 percent compared with 14.0 percent), while among non-Hispanic whites, a slightly higher …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/blackafrican-american-health

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Black Americans’ views about health disparities, …

(3 days ago) WEBAmong Black adults, 55% say they have ever had at least one of six negative experiences with doctors or other health care providers. Black Americans offer a mixed assessment of the progress that has …

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/04/07/black-americans-views-about-health-disparities-experiences-with-health-care/

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The …

(7 days ago) WEBBut 14 percent of Hispanic Americans characterized their health in those terms, as did nearly 18 percent of Black Americans. Health care spending for Black individuals is $7,361 per year, and

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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HHS Fact Sheet: Advancing Health Equity for Black Americans

(8 days ago) WEBIn 2020, about 158,000 Black enrollees would have benefited from the law’s $35 insulin cap and in 2021, about 266,000 enrollees would not have had any out-of-pocket costs for …

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/bhm-fact-sheet.pdf

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Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care

(8 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Profound racial and ethnic disparities in health and well-being have long been the norm in the United States. Black and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) people live fewer years, on …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2021/nov/achieving-racial-ethnic-equity-us-health-care-state-performance

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Health disparities between blacks and whites run deep

(5 days ago) WEBIn the U.S., health disparities between blacks and whites run deep. For example, blacks have higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease than other groups, and …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/health-disparities-between-blacks-and-whites-run-deep/

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Trends in Health Care Use Among Black and White Persons in the US

(8 days ago) WEBA much greater percentage of Black than White people in the US are uninsured, 37 and more Black adults report skipping needed care because of costs. 38 …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2793347

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Poll: Black Americans see a health-care system infected by racism

(Just Now) WEBThat is a far cry from 2006, when 60 percent of Black men agreed with that statement, or 2011 when 73 percent of Black women thought it was a good time to be …

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/black-americans-see-health-care-system-infected-racism-new-poll-shows

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African Americans/Blacks Health Disparities CDC

(7 days ago) WEB11% were among African American/Black women. In 2018, in the United States, the death rate for African Americans/Blacks was higher (16.3 per 100,000) compared with any …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthdisparities/africanamericans.html

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How ACA Narrowed Racial Ethnic Disparities Access to Health Care

(4 days ago) WEBKey Highlights. The ACA’s coverage expansions have led to historic reductions in racial disparities in access to health care since 2013, but progress has …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/2020/jan/how-ACA-narrowed-racial-ethnic-disparities-access

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Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Health Care Coverage and Access

(Just Now) WEBWhite adults were the most likely to have a usual source of care in 2013, at 77.6 percent, but after 2016 they reported a decline, down to 76.5 percent in 2019. …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2021/jun/racial-ethnic-inequities-health-care-coverage-access-2013-2019

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Disparities in Health and Health Care Among Black People KFF

(9 days ago) WEBKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

https://www.kff.org/infographic/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-among-black-people/

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Structural Racism And Black Women’s Employment In The US …

(Just Now) WEBOverall, more than one in five Black women in the labor force (22.4 percent) are employed in the health care sector. Of these, 64.7 percent are in licensed practical nurse or aide …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01400

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Health Disparities in the Black Community: Conditions, Causes

(5 days ago) WEBAfrican Americans felt the brunt of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. experiences with health care. Percentage of all active physicians by race/ethnicity, …

https://www.healthline.com/health/health-disparities-in-the-black-community

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Only 5.7% of US doctors are Black, and experts warn the shortage …

(4 days ago) WEBIn 1940, only 2.8% of physicians were Black, but 9.7% of the US population was Black; by 2018, 5.4% of physicians were Black, but 12.8% of the population was …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/21/health/black-doctors-shortage-us/index.html

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